Population
3'927↑0.6%
About Chalais
Municipality · Valais
Chalais is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
3'927
Tax multiplier
130%
Chalais in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
130%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 58'199
Below average in canton
Vacancy
0.38%↑18.8%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Forest67%
- Agriculture19%
- Settlement9%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
21.1%↑2.6%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
3'158↑1.1%
Jobs (FTE)
921↑17.9%
57%
43%
Fibre
Housing market in Chalais
The rental vacancy rate is 0.38%, 68% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 130%, 11% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'199, 13% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Chalais has 3'927 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
